Colnago - "Master Piu" 24K Gold plated - 1989. Ernesto Colnago used to offer exceptional bikes, often gold plated, to his closest friends. As an example, the Colnago Mexico that was offered to the Pope John Paul 2. It is a replica of the one offered by Ernesto Colnago to Gino Bartali, a magnificent Master Piu with a full Campagnolo C-Record Group, fully 24K gold plated. Never manufactured, it is an extremely rare bike with only one appearance in the history section of the Colnago 2005 brochure. I can't make sure whether it is an original gold plating done by Colnago factory, because there is no existing documentation that can prove it, it could be a replica, but in any case this bike was built lavishly with a fully gold plated frame as well as all its components, a work of art, particularly for the rear shifter. This beauty belonged to a Italian collection for a long time and requires an atmosphere sufficiently adapted to ensure its perfect preservation in the years to come.